Herodotus

"The gods love to upset our plans."

"Nothing seems to be so much admired by the many as to be prosperous."

"Consider that not only the great matters fail to occur, but also the small ones fail to take place."

"In every Greek or barbarian city, custom is the ultimate law."

"The very spring of good behavior is reverence."

"Men's fortunes are not always visible to themselves."

"Slavery is a great evil, but one sanctioned by law."

"The most secure place is a peaceful heart."

"Water and time are two things that conquer all."

"Of all things nothing passes away, but it changes and varies."

"Soft water over time wears away the hardest stone."

"The human spirit flourishes in the pursuit of knowledge."

"Despotism is a harder master than the sea."

"Where great love is, there is often great doubt."

"The worst pain is not physical, but the pain of being forgotten."

"A man's greatest wealth is the circle of his friends."

"In the arena of human life, it is points scored between the third and fourteenth year that counts."

"The boundaries which divide peace from war are not so clearly defined as many imagine."

"To be at peace with oneself is the highest achievement."

"I would rather be the servant of a great man than king of the small ones."

"Those who go beyond their own borders and fail often bring back the greatest wisdom."

"A man's measure is what he does when he has power."

"The unexamined life contains unexamined sorrows."

"To succeed, one must understand both victory and defeat."

"The true test of character is not how you act when things go right, but when they go wrong."

"Nature's truths are written in stone, metal, and fire."

"The greatest gift of the gods is the ability to choose our own path."

"A harvest obtained by violence and theft is a bitter harvest."

"The beauty of life lies in the smallest details, not the grandest schemes."

"Time is the judge of all things, and it judges truly."